Who We Are
The East African Health Project (EAHP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the East African community in the United States. EAHP provides integral awareness and outreach services on health education, health promotion, disease prevention and human services to newly arrived communities from the East African Region.
What We Do
The EAHP volunteers and staff are composed of healthcare professionals and experienced workers with backgrounds in social services and advocacy with strong ties to the East African community. Our team is knowledgeable in East African culture and their social needs. Our board and volunteers are fluent in languages in languages spoken by the East African region, such as Somali, Swahili, Amharic and Oromo.
Current Medical Issues
Accreditation of Non-State actors: call for applications to participate in the WHO Regional Committee for Africa now open! Deadline 30 November 2024
Accreditation of Non-State actors: call for applications to participate in the WHO Regional Committee for Africa now open! Deadline 30 November 2024 30 November 2024 [email protected] Tue, 08/10/2024 - 11:12 ...
Prevalence of noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors and in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients in the WHO African Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Publications [email protected] Mon, 07/10/2024 - 14:31 Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly becoming a major public health challenge and are the leading cause of premature death and disability worldwide. Available data ...
Status report on ear and hearing care in the WHO African Region
Publications [email protected] Mon, 07/10/2024 - 10:14 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 430 million people globally live with disabling hearing loss and that by 2050 over 700 million ...
Launch of the status report of ear and hearing care in the WHO African region
Launch of the status report of ear and hearing care in the WHO African region 7 October 2024 [email protected] Mon, 30/09/2024 - 16:50 ...
Through the storm: Dr. Addisalem’s story
Through the storm: Dr. Addisalem's story 30 September 2024 gebremichaela@… Mon, 30/09/2024 - 08:32 In Bahirdar, a town on the edge of the stunning Lake Tana, Dr Addisalem Yilma Tefera ...
Rwanda reports first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, with 26 cases confirmed
Rwanda reports first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak, with 26 cases confirmed 28 September 2024 [email protected] Sat, 28/09/2024 - 20:51 Brazzaville/Kigali – Rwandan health authorities are intensifying outbreak control efforts following the ...
Mpox Continental Preparedness and Response Plan for Africa
Publications [email protected] Fri, 27/09/2024 - 09:35 On August 13, 2024, the Africa CDC declared the mpox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The following day, the WHO ...
Mpox IMST Vaccine Readiness Roadmap: 27 September 2024
Publications [email protected] Thu, 26/09/2024 - 12:47 IntroductionThe number of mpox cases has increased sharply in the WHO African Region in recent years. This upsurge has been fuelled in large part ...
WHO Mauritius Biennial Report 2022-2023
Publications [email protected] Wed, 25/09/2024 - 07:13 Entitled Improving health outcomes and reinforcing resilience in an uncertain world, this report gives a comprehensive overview of the activities of the WCO in ...
WHO Botswana Biennial Report 2022-2023
Publications [email protected] Tue, 24/09/2024 - 12:58 The years 2022 and 2023 were years of transition from the devastating effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequently building resilient ...
Strengthening health workforce governance, stewardship and financing in Uganda: policy brief
Publications [email protected] Fri, 20/09/2024 - 15:44 Download the document ...
Proceedings of the national policy dialogue on the health workforce in Uganda: optimizing and investing in health workforce in Uganda to achieve the sustainable development goals
Publications [email protected] Fri, 20/09/2024 - 15:44 The National Health Workforce Policy Dialogue: Optimizing and Investing in Health Workforce to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals was convened by the Uganda Ministry of ...
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